Less power = less human? Effects of power differentials on dehumanization

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 464-470

  Gwinn, Jason D ^a   Judd, Charles M ^a   Park, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehumanization; Power; Social perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873529247     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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